Practical Help

Are you confident or nervous with using metric units? Many British people have learned to calculate in metric in school yet have been taught practical skills in imperial. This means that they may lack a confidence in using metric even if they calculate in metric. This part of the UKMA website aims to offer you basic help which you can use metric on a daily basis.

Food and Cooking

Although most modern recipes are metric many people are unsure what quantities to order and are confused by pricing used by retailers.

Find out basic rules of thumb for cooking with metric and find out about pitfalls and good tips for buying food.

Using metric for building

Jeff Howell – bricklayer, university lecturer and journalist – explains why it makes sense to use metric for building.

Measure right

Have you ever run into difficulties in measuring with metric? Find out how dual unit tapes can make measuring in metric difficult.